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Johannesburg Eagerly Awaits Jazz Greats in

Source: All About Jazz
July 29, 2002

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The Avishai Cohen's of Jazz: Distinguishing the Bassist/Composer from the Trumpeter

Source: All About Jazz
July 28, 2002

Bassist/pianist Avishai Cohen -- who is also a member of Chick Corea's Trio and The International Vamp Band -- is being confused with the trumpeter AVISHAI E. COHEN, a member of the Lemon Juice Quartet.

Avishai Cohen is who we hear on such CDs as Colors, Devotion, Adama, Unity and on Chick Corea's PAST PRESENT AND FUTURES and COREA. CONCERTO is the same Avishai Cohen that was voted one of the most important bass players of the 20th Century by ...

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Multi-Instrumentalist Suzanne Stewart Releases "Jazzscapes"

Source: All About Jazz
July 28, 2002

Suzanne Stewart has just released her CD “Jazzscapes". Songs presented on this recording are “Night and Day", “Hairdo" (original tune co-written with former Allman Brothers bassist David “Rook" Goldflies), “Lush Life", “Small Day Tomorrow", “I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues", “Yardbird Suite", “Moondance", “Familiar Blues", “Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most", “Shaker Song", and “Sun Goddess". There is a very rare guest appearance from world class clarinetist, Buddy DeFranco included on this recording performing on mutual friend ...

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Alan Lomax: Famous Collector of Music In The Field

Source: All About Jazz
July 28, 2002

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Orbert Davis, Jazz Consultant to "Road to Perdition"

Source: All About Jazz
July 28, 2002

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The Cody Moffet Quartet to perform at ParlorJazz, In The Moment

Source: All About Jazz
July 27, 2002

Jazz is Alive and Well in a Ft. Green Parlor Setting ParlorJazz, In The Moment Saturday Evening Concerts Continue with The Cody Moffett Quartet Jim Morehand & Dave Polazzo began hosting semi-monthly (1st & 3rd Saturday of every month) jazz sessions in their home on February 23, 2002 in the double parlor of an 1850's Gothic Revival brick row house in Brooklyn's historic Ft. Greene/Clinton Hill/Wallabout district. This area continues to be ...

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Eugene Grey Captures the Spirit of Wes Montgomery

Source: All About Jazz
July 27, 2002

Greyphone Records along with The Orchard is releasing a new CD Timeless by their artist Eugene Grey, Jamaica's premier guitarist, retail and internet wide on July 30, 2002. This album features mostly jazzy instrumental interpretation of popular R&B and reggae hits with a tropical feel. Grey's biggest influence is another guitar great out of Jamaica, Ernest Ranglin, a mentor as well as a good friend.

The sites the CD will be available for purchase are amazon.com, cdnow.com, guitar9.com and theorchard.com ...

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Verizon Music Festival Returns to the Southland this Fall

Source: All About Jazz
July 26, 2002

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